Principal Electrical Engineer - Secondary
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Overview Principal Electrical Engineer - Secondary
Location: WA - West Leederville. Job Type: Permanent - Full Time. Posted: 18/08/2025. Closing Date: 18/09/2025.
CPP is a leading high-voltage infrastructure provider, connecting renewable energy projects to Australia’s electricity grid. As part of Quanta Services, a Fortune 500 company, CPP designs, constructs, commissions, and maintains substations, transmission lines, wind farms, and battery storage systems.
CPP has the largest in-house design and engineering team of any contractor in Australia, with more than 170 specialists across Electrical Primary and Secondary, Civil, Structural, and SCADA disciplines. We provide end-to-end engineering solutions for high-voltage infrastructure, including nationally significant transmission projects, HV substations, wind farms and battery storage systems. Our Perth office will become an important hub in our network, and we are looking for talented engineers to help grow this new location from the ground up.
The Opportunity Step into a career-defining role as Principal Electrical Engineer – Secondary, reporting to the Manager, Secondary Design (Adelaide based). You will help establish and grow our new Perth engineering team, while providing hands-on design expertise and leadership in delivering high-voltage substation projects that support Australia’s renewable energy and utility sectors.
Deliver timely, accurate technical designs for secondary protection and control (PAC) systems in the high-voltage utility and renewable sectors; lead complex internal and external secondary system design projects and check outputs.
Foster a collaborative, knowledge-sharing environment to support team capability growth and embed CPP in our newest location.
Undertake interstate travel to offices and project sites to build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
Desired Skills and Experience About You
Tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering or equivalent; Chartered Status (or ability to achieve upon commencement).
10+ years of experience in the HV power transmission industry.
Demonstrated experience leading complex secondary systems design projects in the HV electrical industry.
Natural leadership qualities and the ability to bring out the best in others.
Based in Perth or willing to relocate (relocation assistance available for interstate candidates).
Experience with MiCom, Digsilent, Power Factory, PSSE is highly regarded.
Benefits Above-market salary package with annual reviews.
Annual bonus, discretionary based on individual and business performance.
Flexible working options, including work-from-home.
Study assistance and strong focus on internal promotions.
14 weeks paid primary carer’s leave & 4 weeks paid secondary carer’s leave.
Up to 2 weeks of purchased leave.
Choice between an iPhone or Samsung mobile and a design-specced engineering laptop and software.
Generous employee referral program up to $4,000.
Access to extensive benefits and discounts with savings at 400+ retailers.
Free Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
How to Apply: Please submit your resume via the links provided. For further information, contact asharley@conpower.com.au. Applications will not be accepted via email.
CPP is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a culture of achievement and personal development and offers a diverse, safe, and supportive work environment. Unsolicited CVs will not be accepted by recruitment agencies.
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- Location:
- Washington, DC, United States
- Salary:
- $250,000 +
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Engineering